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Picture Book Reviews

July 13, 2021 ♦

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Here are some short and sweet reviews of some recent picture book reads. Have you read any? Planes by Jan van der Veken My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thank you Prestel for sharing this book with the LitReviewCrew for an honest review.This is a great informational read for readers…

The Rabbi and the Painter by Shoshana Weiss

June 9, 2021 ♦

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The Rabbi and the Painter by Shoshana Weiss My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you Kalaniot Books and Media Masters Publicity for sharing this picture book with the LitReviewCrew. This is one of those picture books that can be read and enjoyed by anyone of any age. It is…

PB Frenzy Review: Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins

July 29, 2019 ♦

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Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins By Michele Meadows and Illustrated By Ebony Glenn A lyrical picture book biography of Janet Collins, the first African American principal dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House. Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and 40s, a time when racial segregation…

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March 15, 2019 ♦

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Hope and Other Punchlines by Julie Buxbaum This. Book. It is not often that you find books that deal with topics not previously read. I picked up this book because 1) pretty cover 2) loved the title (punchlines!) and 3) the author is relatively well-known. I typically do not read…

Book Review: Radium Girls by Kate Moore

November 12, 2017 ♦

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Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moor Started Reading: July 31 Finished Reading: September 11 Pages: 496 pages Audiobook and physical Summary The incredible true story of the women who fought America’s Undark danger The Curies’ newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as…

REVIEW: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb

August 28, 2016 ♦

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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb Published: June 2015 I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday. When the Taliban took control of…

REVIEW: Holes by Louis Sachar

August 20, 2016 ♦

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Holes by Louis Sachar Publication Date: September 2, 2000 Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending…

REVIEW: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott

August 4, 2016 ♦

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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott First book published May 22, 2007 Final book published January 1, 2012 This is another one of my favorite fantasy series, and it was born out of my love for Harry Potter. In the first book, Harry Potter and…

REVIEW: The Giver by Lois Lowry

July 6, 2016 ♦

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The Giver by Lois Lowry Publication date: January 24, 2006 This haunting story centers on Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he’s given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets…